Hungarian Company of the Lithuanian Field Hetman

Hungarian Company of the Lithuanian Field Hetman
Active	1717–1793
Country	Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Type	Infantry

The Hungarian Company of the Lithuanian Field Hetman (Lithuanian: Lauko etmono vengrų vėliava[1] or Lauko Buožės grenadierių vėliava;[2] Polish: Chorągiew Węgierska (Grenadjerska) Buławy Pol. W. Ks. Lit.[3]) was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The unit was considered as the Lithuanian army's grenadiers.[4]

History

The company was formed in 1717.[4] The grenadier company's chef was the Field Hetman of Lithuania and the unit was always present wherever he was.[3] The company had 80 soldiers in 1786.[1] It was disbanded in 1793.[4]

Captains

No.	Portrait	Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Grzymała, JerzyRotmistrz Jerzy Grzymała[3]	1777	1778	1 year, 179 days
2		Liebe, JanRotmistrz Jan Liebe[3]	1778	1793	14 years, 186 days

Bibliography

Citations

1. Daujotas 1997, p. 13.
2. Baniusevič 2017, p. 12.
3. Gembarzewski 1925, p. 24.
4. Rospond 2013, p. 42; Field Hetman of Lithuania’s Hungarian Company
   (F) 1717, retained until 1793.
   Considered as the Grenadiers of the Grand Duchy’s army.

References

• Baniusevič, Aleksandr (2017-09-26). "Lietuvos valstybės istorijos archyvas - Fondas Nr. 4 (SA) - Abiejų tautų karo komisija" (PDF). www.archyvai.lt (in Lithuanian).
• Daujotas, Jonas (1997). Surgailis, Gintautas (ed.). "LDK (Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės) Kariuomenė XVIII a.". Karo Archyvas (in Lithuanian). XIV. Lietuvos Respublikos krašto apsaugos ministerija.
• Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925), Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish), Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej
• Rospond, Vincent W. (2013). Commonwealth Armies of the Partitions 1770 - 1794. Great Britain: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84908855-8.